Alabama 82nd State House District, Alabama: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+13%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+13MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,7262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,4232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 48.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 82, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 9,078 | 7,028 | 16,326 | ||
| D | 10,342 | 6,445 | 17,020 | ||
| D | 10,029 | 5,452 | 15,786 | ||
| D | 11,525 | 5,071 | 16,705 | ||
| D | 11,943 | 5,140 | 17,183 | ||
| D | 9,682 | 4,819 | 14,585 | ||
| D | 9,355 | 3,697 | 13,272 | ||
| D | 8,516 | 3,076 | 12,058 | ||
| D | 8,850 | 3,095 | 12,881 | ||
| D | 7,403 | 3,299 | 10,852 | ||
| D | 8,908 | 3,489 | 12,534 | ||
| D | 8,141 | 2,534 | 11,323 | ||
| D | 6,891 | 2,535 | 9,622 | ||
| D | 4,055 | 3,274 | 7,636 | ||
| D | 4,774 | 532 | 7,904 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,544 | 5,702 | ||
| D | 1,763 | 1,144 | 2,937 | ||
| D | 1,407 | 1,251 | 2,779 | ||
| D | 1,782 | 810 | 2,593 | ||
| O | 0 | 140 | 1,444 | ||
| D | 1,265 | 98 | 1,364 | ||
| D | 1,557 | 53 | 1,611 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 50 | 1,450 | ||
| D | 1,136 | 68 | 1,206 | ||
| D | 693 | 466 | 1,159 | ||
| D | 688 | 59 | 763 | ||
| D | 881 | 82 | 979 | ||
| D | 734 | 48 | 789 | ||
| D | 784 | 29 | 848 | ||
| D | 613 | 45 | 677 | ||
| D | 718 | 56 | 786 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 630 | 2,181 | ||
| D | 1,244 | 432 | 1,758 | ||
| O | 521 | 50 | 1,434 | ||
| D | 1,162 | 434 | 1,596 | ||
| D | 544 | 275 | 822 | ||
| D | 763 | 373 | 1,137 | ||
| D | 1,828 | 1,009 | 2,836 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
13.8%
English
8.6%
Irish
5.6%
German
4.5%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
0.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,423
State House District 82 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 82$55,423
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.0%
Working age (18–64)20.7%
Seniors (65+)14.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 82 posted a 30.9-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, making it a reliable anchor for the party in a state where such margins are rare outside majority-minority urban constituencies.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Alabama 82nd State House District peaked at ninety-three points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $55,423 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 82, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 82, Alabama voted Democratic by 12.6 points (D+13), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,326 votes cast, 9,078 went Democratic and 7,028 went Republican.
What is State House District 82, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 82, Alabama as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 35 times, Republican 0 times, and other 3 times.
How many people live in State House District 82, Alabama?
State House District 82, Alabama has a population of 39,726 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 82, Alabama?
Median household income in State House District 82, Alabama is $55,423 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of State House District 82, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 82, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 35 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.